Past Mortems
- Author Carla Valentine
- Narrator Imogen Church
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Run Time 9 hours and 19 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Autobiography: general, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, Cultural studies, Forensic medicine, Forensic science, Pathology, Sociology: death and dying.
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What to expect
Past Mortems tells Carla's stories of those years, as well as investigating the body alongside our attitudes towards death - shedding light on what the living can learn from dead and the toll the work can take on the living souls who carry it out. Fascinating and insightful, Past Mortems reveals the truth about what happens when the mortuary doors swing shut or the lid of the coffin closes . . .
Critics Review
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A grisly topic, but a glorious read
Mail on Sunday -
It is an understatement to say that Valentine is passionate about embracing death . . . Part memoir and part manifesto, Valentine’s book lifts the lid on daily life in the mortuary . . . [Valentine] bares her own soul . . . with visceral attention to physical and emotional detail
Guardian -
a fascinating portrait . . . one seriously intriguing read
Glamour -
There are sections of Valentine’s writing that fondly brought back my first post-mortem experience. Rather than listening to the pathologist’s monologue about coronary arteries, I was mesmerised by the painstaking focus of the APT . . . Valentine succeeds in presenting her trade as a caring one.
Spectator
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